Alfred Nzo District Municipality Integrated Development Plan

2014/15 Alfred Nzo District Municipality Integrated Development Plan Page 0 of 124 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE MAYOR’S FOREWORD 5 MUNICIPAL MANAGER’S PERSPECTIVE 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT 7 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 8 1.1. INTRODUCTION 8 1.2. THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK AND MANDATE INFORMING THE PLANNING PROCESS 8 1.2.1. CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, ACT 108 OF 1996 8 1.2.2. MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT, NO 32 OF 2000 9 1.2.3. MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES ACT, NO 117 OF 1998 9 1.2.4. MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT (MFMA), NO 56 OF 2003 10 1.2.5. LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, 2001 10 1.2.6. DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, NO 57 OF 2002 10 1.3. POLICY DIRECTIVES AND MANDATES INFORMING IMPLEMENTATION 11 1.3.1. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (NDP) 11 1.3.2. COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CRDP) 11 1.3.3. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 11 1.3.4. PROVINCIAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PSDP) 12 1.3.5. PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PGDP) 12 1.3.6. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY 12 1.3.7. OVERVIEW OF THE IDP FRAMEWORK AND PROCESS PLAN FOR 2014/15 13 1.3.8. CONSIDERATION OF MEC’S (DLGTA) COMMENTS FOR IDP REVIEW 2013 / 14. 14 1.4. OTHER NEW APPROACHES BY GOVERNEMENT 15 1.4.1. OUTCOME BASED APPROACH 15 1.4.2 NEW GROWTH PATH 17 1.4.3. EASTERN CAPE RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (RDS) 17 CHAPTER 2: MUNICIPAL PROFILE & SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 18 2.1. INTRODUCTION 18 2.2. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND SIZE 18 2.3. POPULATION SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION 19 2.3.1. POPULATION SIZE AND DENSITY 19 2.3.2. GENDER DISTRIBUTION 20 2.3.2. AGE DISTRIBUTION 21 2.3.3. RACIAL DISTRIBUTION 21 2.4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 22 2.4.1. ECONOMIC SECTORS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE 22 2.4.2. INCOME LEVELS 22 2.4.3. POVERTY LEVELS 22 2.4.4. EMPLOYMENT LEVELS AND TRENDS 23 2.4.5. DEPENDENCY ON SOCIAL GRANTS 24 2.4.6. EDUCATION 24 2.4.7. HEALTH 25 2.4.8. HIV /AIDS 26 Page 1 of 124 2.4.9. SAFETY AND SECURITY 26 2.5. SPATIAL ANALYSIS 27 2.5.1. HOUSEHOLDS 27 2.5.2. SETTLEMENT PATTERNS 27 2.5.3. TENURE AND LAND OWNERSHIP 27 2.5.4. LAND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 28 2.5.5. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 28 2.6. BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 29 2.6.1. TOPOGRAPHY 29 2.6.2. CLIMATE 29 2.6.3. GEOLOGY AND SOILS 29 2.6.4. ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION 30 2.6.5. BIODIVERSITY 31 2.7. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY 32 2.7.1. INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES 32 2.7.2. COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES 36 2.8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS 38 2.8.1. LOCAL ECONOMY 38 2.8.2. ECONOMIC SECTORS 38 2.9. INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS 44 2.9.1. ORGANOGRAM 44 2.9.2. EMPLOYMENT EQUITY 46 2.9.3. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 46 2.9.4. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PMS) 47 2.9.5. POLICIES 47 2.10. FINANCIAL VIABILITY 48 2.10.1. BUDGET 48 2.10.2. INCOME ALLOCATIONS AND SOURCES 48 2.10.3. BILLING AND PAYMENT OF RATES 48 2.10.4. PROVISION OF FREE BASIC SERVICES 49 2.11. GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS 49 2.11.1. POLITICAL STRUCTURE 49 2.11.2. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS (IGR) 50 2.11.3. PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS 50 2.11.4. PUBLIC (COMMUNITY) PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNICATION 50 2.11.5. INSTITUTIONAL GUIDELINES 51 2.11.6. IDENTIFICATION OF THE KEY ISSUES 51 2.11.7. PRIORITY ISSUES 51 2.12. CONCLUSION 52 CHAPTER 3: VISION, MISSION STATEMENT & STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 53 3.1. INTRODUCTION 53 3.2. VISION 2017 53 3.3. MISSION STATEMENT 53 3.4. STRATEGIC GOALS 54 3.5. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 55 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMES / PROJECTS FOR MUNICIPAL IMPLEMENTATION 62 4.1. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT & MUNICIPAL SERVICES 62 4.1.1. WATER SERVICES AUTHORITY (WSA) 62 4.1.1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT (PMU) 65 4.1.3. WATER SERVICES PROVISION (WSP) 67 4.1.4. EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME (EPWP) 68 Page 2 of 124 4.2. CORPORATE SERVICES 70 4.2.1. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 70 4.2.2. ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT 70 4.2.3. LEGAL SERVICES 70 4.2.4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) 71 4 .3. BUDGET AND TREASURY 72 4.4. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 74 4.4.1. DISASTER MANAGEMENT 74 4.4.2. FIRE AND RESCUE 75 4.4.3. MUNICIPAL HEALTH 75 4.4.4. ISD & CUSTOMER CARE 76 4.4.5. SPORTS, ARTS, CULTURE, RECREATION, HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS 76 4.4.6. THUSONG CENTRE 77 4.5. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER 77 4.5.1. COMMUNICATIONS 77 4.5.2. IGR AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (IGIR) 78 4.5.3. INTERNAL AUDIT 78 4.5.4. RISK MANAGEMENT UNIT 79 4.5.5. SPECIAL PROGRAMMES UNIT 79 4.5.6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNIT 79 4.5.7. CHIEF WHIP’S OFFICE 80 4 .6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING 81 4.6.1. LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 81 4.6.2. ALFRED NZO DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 81 4.6.3. DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 82 CHAPTER 5 HIGH LEVEL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (SDF) 83 5.1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 83 5.2. SPATIAL PLANNING MANDATE 83 5.3. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (NDP) 83 5.4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 84 5.5. SPATIAL PLANNING 85 5.6. REGIONAL ACCESS 86 5.7. LAND USE PATTERNS 86 5.8. LAND OWNERSHIP PATTERNS 86 5.9. COMMUNAL L AND 87 5.10. LAND TENURE UPGRADING 87 5.11. BULK INFRASTRUCTURE (WATER AND SANITATION) 87 5.11.1. SANITATION 87 5.11.2. WATER 88 5.12. SPATIAL ECONOMY 88 5.13. IMPACT OF BOUNDARY RE – DEMARCATION 89 5.14. UNDER-DEVELOPED URBAN CENTRES 89 5.15. SPATIAL PLANNING PRINCIPLES 89 5.16. SPATIAL FRAMEWORK 89 5.17. SPATIAL RESTRUCTURING 90 5.17.1. PRIMARY NODE 90 5.17.2. SECONDARY NODES 90 5.17.3. TERTIARY NODES 90 5.17.4. H I E R A R C H Y O F D E V E L O P M E N T C O RR I D O R S 91 5.17.5. PRIMARY CORRIDOR 91 5.17.6. SECONDARY CORRIDORS 92 5.17.7. TERTIARY CORRIDORS 92 5.17.9. PROPOSED WILD COAST TOLL ROUTE 93 Page 3 of 124 CHAPTER 6 SECTOR PLANS AND SECTOR CO-ORDINATION 94 6.1. INTRODUCTION 94 6.2. LIST OF SECTOR PLANS AND UPDATE 94 6.3. MUNICIPAL SECTOR POLICIES 95 CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION 97 ANNEXURE 1: PROGRAMMES / PROJECTS FROM SECTOR DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES 98 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - BUILDINGS 98 MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 98 UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 98 NTABANKULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 98 MBIZANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 98 ROADS 99 PROVISION OF ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE: MATATIELE 99 PROVISION OF ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE: UMZIMVUBU 99 PROVISION OF ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE: NTABANKULU 99 PROVISION OF ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE: MBIZANA 100 PROVISION OF ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT 100 EASTERN CAPE PARKS AND TOURISM AGENCY 101 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 101 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 103 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS 104 DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS RECREATION AND CULTURE (DSRAC) 104 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS___________________________________________________________________________106 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND LIASON_________________________________________________________________108 LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES 112 UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (INTERNAL) 112 MBIZANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (INTERNAL) 113 MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (INTERNAL) 115 NTABANKULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (INTERNAL) 117 ANNEXURE 2: DRAFT ORGANOGRAM 2014 -2015 123 ANNEXURE 3: COUNCIL RESOLUTION 12498 Page 4 of 124 EXECUTIVE MAYOR’S FOREWORD It is worth noting that, through our concerted effort to turn around the municipality, all the negative factors that manifested themselves as inhibiting factors that impeded our improvement plans are far outweighed by the positive things that are within our means to be optimally utilised for the benefit and improvement of our municipality. CLLR. EUNICE DIKO Of critical importance is the urgent need for our EXEFCUTIVE MAYOR municipality to strike a balance between obtaining a ANDM clean audit report and providing effective and sustainable services to our communities. To achieve this equilibrium, the municipality has developed good As the Executive Mayor of the District Municipality, I policies that will assist in the implementation of its plans, have a mandate to fulfill all the objectives expected of whilst ensuring that all the implementation activities by this position and most importantly to ensure that I take individual, departments and the organisation as a a lead in championing the delivery of basic services to whole are beyond reproach and measurable. all our communities, irrespective of their political As the leadership of this municipality, we have taken a affiliations. The community of Alfred Nzo District bold stand that, never again will we be viewed as Municipality must be in a position to look back and spectators or as rubber stampers on matters that can indeed be able to measure the impact that the be called to account whenever things go wrong or to municipality has made in improving their quality of life. take credited for any achievements. I will continue to As the new financial year is about to unfold our give guidance and good leadership to my fellow effectiveness and our relevance will be put to test by leaders with a clear conscience on what our roles and way of transforming our plans as enshrined in the responsibilities are. Whenever the need arises we will Integrated Development Plan into tangible intervene and never again will the municipality deliverables that can be quantified in terms of the degenerate in our presence.

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